| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 12/05/08 at 04:30 PM The shape lends itself perfectly to this. "if only the fog could lift so easily from the stupor of my mind" - my fav lines. |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 12/05/08 at 08:00 PM Oh yes, if we could only respond to ourselves the easy and natural way nature does, no wonder we find healing in the beauty of naute. By the way, the beauty of Chattahoochee River is commemorated in the epic poem "The Song of the Chattahoochee" by the noted Georgian poet, Sidney Lanier. Of course, Lake Lanier on the Chattahoochee is named for him. Delighted. Thanks. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 12/07/08 at 11:17 PM Adds a whole new meaning to "morning epiphany" George. A truly great spiritual poem constructed from concrete images. |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 12/10/08 at 09:04 PM Well done George. I got a kick out of the first four lines....CharMin |
| Posted by Tony Whitaker on 12/11/08 at 04:40 AM One river I always wanted to canoe as a young man was the beautiful and wild Chattahoochee at its headwaters. Reading this I see Sydney Lanier smiling, "down from the hills of Habersham down the valleys of Hall". |
| Posted by Ken Harnisch on 12/11/08 at 10:33 PM Favorite lines abound, beginning at one and going on till the very last...ode to a river you make me want to visit, George! |
| Posted by Cassandra Leigh on 12/11/08 at 11:26 PM Wow, this is beautiful! I grew up in Metro Atlanta, and spent a lot of my childhood running around and playing in the Chattahoochee River. I love the form of this piece. Really nice job. |
| Posted by Melissa Arel on 12/12/08 at 02:59 AM Any poem that talks about coffee gets 5 stars from me! :) Its really a very beautiful poem, George. Very well done indeed. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 12/12/08 at 02:38 PM The form of this truly adds a touch of lifting fog to the thoughts it contains. Very nice to see it climbed to the top of the top 10 pyramid! |
| Posted by Laurie Blum on 12/12/08 at 05:25 PM I also think the format really adds to this piece ... like a terraced waterfall of thought! Excellent sentiment too! |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 12/17/08 at 06:38 PM Always good to see a pertinent visual display (is there a term for this (the optical equivalent of onomatopoeia)?
Also interesting to note the contrast in roles of coffee and natural water - stimulation v purification. Most refreshing. |
| Posted by Dave Fitzgerald on 12/17/08 at 10:03 PM That really is a great write. It's a painting in words. Brilliant. Thanks. |
| Posted by Kate Demeree on 04/18/09 at 01:15 AM Thank you for posting this... it brings the Chattahoochee back vividly. And I do so understand about the coffee! |
| Posted by Philip F De Pinto on 01/15/15 at 03:17 PM I think we are making it increasingly more difficult for Chattahoochee or any river to purify what we need purified as a simple matter of survival. This ode is not unlike the Chattahoochee in its hayday or any a purification system. Having read it, I feel cleansed and refreshed. |
